Indian Kanoon- IPC Section 468 Forgery for purpose of cheating

Provision

Whoever commits forgery, intending that the document forged shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Simply Put

Anyone who commits forgery with an intention to use the forged document for the purpose of cheating then the offender shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to pay fine.

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Whoever commits forgery, intending that the document forged shall harm the reputation of any party, or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document.

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